Abbreviations
ICD-10 Guidelines
Irish/
St Patrick's Day Trivia

Modifiers
Misc Stuff
100

Health and Human Services Hierarchical Conditions Category

HHS HCC


100

This is the default recorded when the type of diabetes mellitus is not document in the medical record.

What is Type 2 diabetes mellitus?

100

The nickname of this lead singer of U2 got the nickname from the Latin phrase 'bono vox,' which translates as 'good voice.'

Who is Bono?


100

Global Surgery Modifier:  Unrelated postoperative evaluation and management (E/M) service

What is 24?


100

A fracture secondary to weak/diseased bone from minimal or no trauma.

What is Pathological fracture?

200

SARS-CoV-2

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 -- The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 .

200

This code is assigned first for a patient with pneumonia confirmed as due to COVID-19.

What is COVID-19 (U07.1)?

200

This Irish actor is one of the James Bonds and has appeared in other movies such as Mrs. Doubtfire, Mamma Mia and November Man.

Who is Pierce Brosnan?

200

Anatomic Modifier: right side of body 

What is RT?

200

The abbreviation "POA when designated with a diagnosis.

what is Present on Admission?

300

ACO

Accountable Care Organization

300

TRUE or FALSE:  If a patient with HIV disease is admitted for an unrelated condition (such as a traumatic injury), B20 (HIV Disease) should still be the principal diagnosis.

FALSE:  The code for the unrelated condition should be the principal diagnosis. Other diagnoses would be B20 followed by additional diagnosis codes for all reported HIV-related conditions.

300

Dolores O’Riordan was the lead singer of this successful Irish band famous for their alt-rock ear-worms like ‘Linger’ and ‘Zombie.’

Who are The Cranberries?

300

Global Surgery Modifier:  Unplanned postoperative return to the operating room 

What is 78?

300

A term in ICD-10 to describe a patient who is taking less of a medication than is prescribed.

What is underdosing?

400

Current Procedural Terminology

CPT
400

TRUE or FALSE:  When a patient is admitted because of a primary neoplasm with metastasis and treatment is directed toward the secondary site only, the secondary neoplasm is designated as the principal diagnosis.

TRUE

400

True or false: The first known St. Patrick's Day parade occurred in Ireland.

False. The first recorded parade took place in St. Augustine, Florida.

400

Global Surgery Modifier: Unrelated postoperative procedure 

What is 79?

400

In the ICD-10-CM this contains categories, subcategories and codes

What is the Tabular List?

500

Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System 

HCPCS

500

This code is for use when the information in the medical record is insufficient to assign a more specific code.

What is 'Unspecified?'
500

This American city has dyed its river green every St. Patrick's Day since 1962.


What is Chicago?

500

Repeat lab tests

What is 91?

500

Formation of red blood cells.

What is hematopoeisis?